Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

14.0.0.4592 0.68%
14.0.0.4204 2.72%
14.0.0.4150 8.16%
14.0.0.4140 2.04%
14.0.0.4114 0.68%
13.0.0.3450 2.04%
13.0.0.3404 6.12%
13.0.0.3391 2.04%
13.0.0.3310 6.80%
13.0.0.3211 2.04%
13.0.0.2882 32.65%
13.0.0.2788 7.48%
13.0.0.2732 2.04%
12.0.0.2230 7.48%
12.0.0.2187 12.24%
12.0.0.2157 0.68%
12.0.0.2111 0.68%
12.0.0.1881 1.36%
10.0.0.1350 2.04%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, StartServiceW, QueryServiceStatusEx, ControlService, QueryServiceConfigW, EnumServicesStatusExW, RegEnumValueW, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExW, CreateServiceW, QueryServiceStatus, QueryServiceLockStatusW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, SetServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, CreateRestrictedToken, CreateProcessAsUserW
avgfwcfg3dllx.dll
GetAvgFwConfigurationFwCache, GetDefaultFwConfigPath, GetAvgFwConfigurationFwFull
avgntsqlitex.dll
AvgSqliteSetBusyTimeout, AvgGetSqlite3ApiRoutines
avgsysx.dll
DllMain
iphlpapi.dll
GetBestRoute, GetIpForwardTable, GetBestInterface
kernel32.dll
GetTickCount, SleepEx, CloseHandle, GetLastError, GetCurrentProcess, GetProcAddress, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryW, InterlockedCompareExchange, QueueUserAPC, FreeLibrary, OpenThread, GetCurrentThreadId, LocalFree, Sleep, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, ResetEvent, SetEvent, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetCurrentProcessId, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateProcessW, GetTempPathW, FormatMessageW, lstrlenW, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW, GetModuleHandleW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, FindFirstVolumeW, FindNextVolumeW, FindVolumeClose, SetLastError, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileW, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsFree, TlsGetValue, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, ExitProcess, HeapSetInformation, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, CancelIo, GetOverlappedResult, GetExitCodeProcess
msvcp110.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
msvcr110.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
DsEnumerateDomainTrustsW, NetApiBufferFree
ntdll.dll
RtlCreateUnicodeString, ZwCreateNamedPipeFile, memmove, ZwCreateKey, ZwDeleteValueKey, ZwSetValueKey, RtlFreeUnicodeString, ZwQueryValueKey, RtlNtStatusToDosError, ZwClose, ZwOpenFile, ZwQueryInformationToken, ZwDeleteKey, ZwEnumerateKey, RtlOpenCurrentUser, ZwQueryKey, ZwOpenKey, RtlFreeHeap, RtlReAllocateHeap, RtlAllocateHeap, ZwQueryInformationFile, LdrUnloadDll, RtlInitUnicodeString, RtlInitAnsiString, LdrGetProcedureAddress, LdrLoadDll, ZwOpenProcess, ZwQueryInformationProcess, ZwCreateEvent, ZwSetEvent, ZwCancelIoFile, _allmul, memcpy, ZwResetEvent, ZwWaitForSingleObject, ZwTerminateThread, ZwResumeThread, CsrClientCallServer, LdrShutdownThread, ZwSetInformationThread, ZwTerminateProcess, ZwQueryInformationThread, RtlCreateUserThread, ZwDelayExecution, ZwFsControlFile, ZwReadFile, ZwMapViewOfSection, ZwQuerySystemInformation, ZwSetInformationFile, ZwUnmapViewOfSection, ZwFlushBuffersFile, ZwCreateSection, ZwWriteFile, ZwCreateFile, ZwQuerySymbolicLinkObject, ZwOpenSymbolicLinkObject, ZwReleaseMutant, _aulldiv, ZwQueryVirtualMemory, RtlAddVectoredExceptionHandler, RtlRemoveVectoredExceptionHandler, ZwWaitForMultipleObjects, ZwDuplicateObject, ZwFreeVirtualMemory, ZwAllocateVirtualMemory, RtlAcquirePebLock, RtlReleasePebLock, ZwFlushVirtualMemory, RtlCreateUserProcess, RtlEqualSid, ZwDuplicateToken, ZwSetInformationToken, ZwDeviceIoControlFile
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoInitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CoUninitialize
rasapi32.dll
RasEnumEntriesW, RasGetEntryPropertiesW, RasEnumConnectionsW
rpcrt4.dll
UuidFromStringA, UuidFromStringW, UuidCreate
setupapi.dll
SetupCopyOEMInfW
snmpapi.dll
SnmpUtilOidNCmp, SnmpUtilOidCpy, SnmpUtilOidFree
user32.dll
MessageBoxW, UnregisterDeviceNotification
ws2_32.dll
WSACreateEvent

avgfws.exe

AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove avgfws.exe
Version:   12.0.0.2187
MD5:   bd5d11cedbcde4fa97d2387e7069b1ff
SHA1:   39f1f617d7047bb053234b7b7905e44fa682fd29
SHA256:   c52f46df34ebf3991b3d8c89dc0d9b810b4c9daaa3ad894e0a7133dfde1769f2

What is avgfws.exe?

AVG Firewall Service for Antivirus and Antispyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.

About avgfws.exe (from AVG Technologies)

New and improved AVG Internet Security 2010 offers real-time protection when surfing, shopping, banking and social networking. You'll also enjoy worry-free downloading, an enhanced firewall, and one o

DetailsDetails

File name:avgfws.exe
Publisher:AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Product name:AVG Internet Security
Description:AVG Firewall Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avg\avg10\avgfws.exe
Original name:avgfws9.exe
File version:12.0.0.2187
Size:2.21 MB (2,321,560 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:AVG Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Expiration date:Monday, March 5, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:6.295835
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
AVG Technologies
8% remove
Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • avgfws
  • 'avgfws' (AVG Firewall)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00209427%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00062838%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00146588%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:19,813,691 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:641,080/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:60/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:16.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):21.28 MB
Private (minimum):10.42 MB
Non-paged memory:16.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:112.67 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):137.35 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:14.96 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):34.4 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:500,135/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5.64 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.43 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:29.34 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:292/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:19
12
Handles:381
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\avg\avg2012\avgfws.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:avgfws
Display name:Firewall do AVG
Description:“Serviço de Firewall do AVG”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
avgfws.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01810737%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00950830%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00859907%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:508,780/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:2/sec
79/sec
Memory:2.22 MB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00258140%
Kernel CPU:0.00146018%
User CPU:0.00112121%
CPU cycles:52,200/sec
Memory:100 KB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00202246%
Kernel CPU:0.00060674%
User CPU:0.00141572%
CPU cycles:35,076/sec
Memory:252 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00035407%
Kernel CPU:0.00020637%
User CPU:0.00014770%
CPU cycles:5,479/sec
Memory:792 KB
avglogx.dll (AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o)
Total CPU:0.00001012%
Kernel CPU:0.00001012%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:238/sec
Memory:296 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.87%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.88%
Microsoft Windows XP 23.88%
Windows 8 7.46%
Windows 7 Professional 4.48%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.99%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.99%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.49%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.49%
Windows 8 Pro 1.49%
Windows XP Professional 1.49%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.49%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 36.36% of AVG Internet Security.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 34.21%
Acer 14.47%
Hewlett-Packard 13.16%
Sony 7.89%
ASUS 5.26%
GIGABYTE 5.26%
Medion 5.26%
Alienware 3.95%
Lenovo 2.63%
American Megatrends 2.63%
Samsung 2.63%
Intel 2.63%
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